Potty Training - Nyack,NY

I have 2 boys, 3 and 5, and I had to try with both two seperate times because I started too early. I say don't start before 2, and if he doesn't catch on within a week or so, stop and take a break for a month or two and then go back. I did this with both of my boys and the second time around, they were potty trained within week. good luck, it's hard, time consuming and can be very frustrating for everyone if you start too early :)

If he's not showing any signs that he's interested, just wait. It's great that your nephew is 2 and trained, and that your neighbor's son is, oh wait, she's been training for 15 months? Sorry, it doesn't take that long when they're ready, lol!

They will show interest and if you don't jump on it you'll miss your "window of opportunity," I firmly believe that. My guy was interested around 21 months, I asked his pediatrician who is ultra laid-back, and she said it would put "too much pressure on him" to start training, so I backed off. Then a couple of months later i read in several places that when they show an interest and signs you should go for it.

Well, when we started a few months after the interest he did good for a week or so, then didn't want any part of it, we took a week off, did good, then no interest or cooperation. We took a few weeks off, tried again, he did great a couple of weeks, then decided he didn't want to use the potty at all, grrrrrr. So, we've been waiting and will hopefully be successful in a few weeks, I plan to start again when he turns 2.5. (We are crazy in our house and do a "Half a Birthday" with cupcakes and sing "Half a Birthday to You" to the tune of "Happy Birthday", so I plan to capitalize on the fact that he "Is getting to be such a big boy!" and hope he'll stick with it this time.)

Here's some info to help you decide when to start training and tips for the process:
http://www.parentingscience.com/potty-training-tips.html : )

To me the sign of showing interest is when they say 'M. i want to go potty'.

daughter trained at 2
son trained at 3, poop was 3 1/2
daughter trained at 3
daughter trained at 22 months....i didn't even know she was trained till i started noticing her coming out of the bathroom & asking her what she was doing & she said 'going pee-pee'

None of my kids ever had an accident . No one was ever frustrated with the process. I could care less when they were trained, as long as they were trained by kindergarten. At one point I had 3 kids in diapers, fun!

I introduced the potty to my son at 18 months. I never made him sit on it, I just put it in the room so he could see it and I could talk about questions if he had them. After a few weeks he asked if he could sit on it. A few more weeks he was going to the potty without me. He trained himself, I wish I could say I had a hand in it, but he had a need to be a "big boy." He was sleeping in underwear at a little over 2 years old. He is almost 3 now and he is potty trained before his older cousins. Mine was ready...not many boys are at this age.

I started process at 22 months, he was fully potty trained by 23 months. I probably could of started sooner and he would of got it. Some kids just are ready.. we started by carring that damn potty everywhere he was. So if he felt the urge he could just go.. and not to mention he needed to be completely naked. He would run around naked (when at home) then when he felt the need he would run to the toliet.. go and move on his way. it was easy. Slowly he took the potty away, and put clothes on him. When we were away from home he was in a pull up. He also got small treats like candies or something small each time he went. whatever works!

I am potty training my twins right now. I know that they poop after breakfast every morning and after they eat, I sit them both down and let them go at least once a day. I am not pushing it and they are 21 mnths right now. I am taking it easy as I am pregnant as well. I want them to understand and see that sitting on the potty to go potty is easy. I sit them with a book to read and its fun for them. If you try at least once a day one week and then 2x a day a few weeks after that, it will work. Do not push it, and I agree that your son will tell you when he is ready. My little ones are telling me when they want to go potty and we sit down and try, but if they dont go, I do not stress it. Kids will go on the potty when they are ready and it should not be a hassle. Its easier to train when they understand what is going on and it does not take long to potty train either. Take your time and look for the signs. Go to WTE.com...

It can't hurt to go ahead and get a potty (or two depending on the size of your home) and keep them in the bathroom. It will make it easier when he's ready, and might even encourage him!

My son also showed interest around that age and was always complaining about being in a messy diaper, so I thought I'd give it a shot. He just wasn't able to communicate well enough to make it work, so after 2 days we stopped. A couple of months later he started asking to sit on the potty again, but his language skills were much better. I did some research on a 3-day method that emphasizes creating an association between the feeling they have to go and getting to the potty (PM me if you want more info on that). We went for it when I had a week off between Christmas and New Years and he totally got it the second time around. We still averaged 1-2 accidents per week, but I felt like that was pretty good. That was 9 months ago and I'm so glad we did it because he is so strong willed now and I think that would have made it a lot harder.

He may not be ready, but as long as you do not scold him or create any negativity surrounding the potty I don't think you can do any harm by trying. I would just say to give it a real try for 2-3 days and then assess whether you think it is working. If not, back off, and wait for him to let you know when it's time.